Senior Procurement Specialist
inDriver
Operations
Almaty, Kazakhstan
Posted on Friday, October 20, 2023
Senior Procurement Specialist
Kazakhstan, Almaty
- Hybrid
- Full-time
- Senior
We are looking for an experienced Senior Procurement Specialist in our office in Almaty!
Tasks and duties are to:
- technically coordinate the purchasing activities within the organization;
- follow procurement and contract strategy: organize and gather market knowledge, propose advanced actions plan to benefit from market opportunities;
- implementing, and controlling contract and price negotiations to supply to the profitability of the company;
- follow procurement and contract procedures in the company and its subsidiaries;
- knowledge of categories such as: Marketing, Consulting&Outsourcing, General & Administrative, People Services;
- coordinate and review Purchase Request for further approving and releasing PO;
- KYC additional check before releasing PO;
- coordinate the tender and benchmarking processes to ensure that Initiators align with procurement policies and procedures;
- coordination of the contract with responsible departments (treasury, legal, IP, data protection, accounting, technical and other specialists);
- supplier search based on category and location upon request of a Stakeholder or Procurement Manager;
- control of terms of contract approval with weekly provision of report to company;
- holding meetings and facilitation with responsible departments and contract initiators;
- provide consultation and management of P2P process in ERP and CLM system;
- organization of signing contracts, including through EDI;
- implementation the register of contracts: analysis, systematization and extraction of statistical data;
- management and control of Vendor Master Data in ERP system to proceed a payment;
- implementation a database of all suppliers by their categories;
- implementation a database of all contract duration and notification of Initiators to prolong or terminate a contract;
- manage signing process of all type of contracts to align with signing policy;
- participate in negotiation process with Suppliers during proceeding a tender process by Initiator/Stakeholder;
- implement instruction and further updates of Vendor Master Data management.
You will be a good fit for our team if you:
- at least of 3-5 years of work experience in an international company, with a focus on Procurement;
- strong skills in commercial affairs, negotiation, and contract management;
- business acumen, including knowledge of procurement categories, markets, practices, and trends;
- proficiency in computer skills, including Netsuite or any ERP system, CLM experience is advantageous, proficiency in Microsoft Office products, and Google Docs;
- exceptional attention to detail, accuracy, and presentation skills;
- results-oriented with the ability to work independently and effectively;
- an excellent command of the English language in written communication.
What do we offer:
- stable salary, official registration;
- hybrid work;
- unlimited opportunities for professional and career growth, regular external and internal training;
- partially or fully paid additional training courses;
- the opportunity to become part of an international team of professionals and just good people who together create one of the coolest success stories in the global IT industry.